Proper Maintenance of Rainwater Harvesting Basins
The City of Tucson has released a helpful video on how to maintain your rainwater harvesting basin. Although the video emphasizes curbside basins, these procedures are also applicable to rainwater harvesting basins in the yard.
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Project Harvest Featured in Arizona Daily Star
SERI has been collaborating with Professor Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta of the University of Arizona on a citizen scientist project to test rainwater in Tucson as well as the mining towns of Hayden-Winkleman, Miami-Globe, and Dewey-Humbolt. The project has…
Dr. Foley’s Air Pollution Paper Accepted
Dr. Theresa Foley's paper, "Nitrogen Deposition Over Lake Michigan and Lake Superior" has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Great Lakes Research. This paper explores how the atmosphere causes nitrogen pollution in the Great…
Combating Climate Injustices Article Published
Congratulations to Shana Sandhaus on being the first author on the manuscript "Combating Climate Injustices: An Informal Science and Popular Education Approach to Addressing Environmental Health Disparities” which is now available electronically. This article discusses our…
Rainwater Harvesting Design Workshop
Jeff Rhody and Joshua E. Collier of Dryland Design taught SERI promotoras and community members an introductory workshop on the design of rainwater harvesting systems. The workshops was held at the office Councilmember Richard Fimbres where the…
Smoke alarms for the deaf and hard of hearing
SERI is offering free smoke alarms and installation for the deaf and hard of hearing. These alarms give a visual and audible signal and must be plugged in to function; they are not hardwired. Email or call…
Pollution Prevention Door to Door
Hear about SERI's pollution prevention work with the University of Arizona. SERI promotoras work with small business to reduce the use of hazardous materials and increase pollution prevention strategies. Hear the podcast at Thriving Earth Exchange!
Interview with Arizona Public Media
Flor Morales of SERI, Jeff Rhody of Dryland Design, and volunteer promotoras Flor Gallegos and Adia Bustamante were interviewed by Arizona Public Media during the promtora workshop. https://www.azpm.org/p/featured-news/2016/3/18/84131-tucson-water-turns-to-prometoras-to-grow-rainwater-harvesting-program/
Promotora Passive Rainwater Harvesting Workshop
Twenty SERI volunteer promotoras completed a hands-on passive rainwater harvesting workshop taught by Jeff Rhody of Dryland Design (http://www.drylanddesign.com). These promotoras will now conduct community outreach and assist their neighbors with tree planting and rainwater…
Addressing Climate Change and Building Resiliency
SERI and the University of Arizona Departments of Atmospheric Sciences; Hydrology; and Soil, Water and Environmental Science have develop a new climate change and environmental sustainability promotora certificate program. Twenty community members are currently completing this…
Support SERI with Each Amazon Purchase
You can now contribute a portion of all eligible purchases when shopping with Amazon Smile.
When you designate Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc. as your Amazon Smile charity, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of…
